Playtime of Life, Drifting Along Down the Tide – Historic Reproduction
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Description
Step back in time with Playtime of Life, Drifting Along Down the Tide, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Playtime of Life, Drifting Along Down the Tide
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The title, "Playtime of Life, Drifting Along Down the Tide," treats the scene as a metaphor: a carefree stretch of youth carried along by the current, with no destination in mind. Sentimental genre images like this were widely reproduced in the late 1800s and early 1900s as illustrations, postcards and greeting-card art. Their gentle humor and tender subjects made them popular for occasions such as Valentine's Day, where a playful "puppy love" theme was a familiar sentiment. Look closely at how the artist uses water and light to suggest motion and mood.
| Original scan | 519 × 810 px |
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| Reference | Img134 |
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